Chapter 12: RUN

CHAPTER 12

RUN

“You’re not as bad as you think you are,” Ria stated as she let out a long breath, releasing the weight of what was troubling her mind. Still confused, she thought that time that what she is seeing through Grant was not the man who hurt her before. He was someone lonely and tried his best to be the kind person he was.

She rose from the shore and walked towards the water. The cool breeze touches her skin, her toes touch the waves.

Ria smiled. “We all hide something. And perhaps, it’s our choice to make ourselves who we are.”

“That was what my doctor always told me.”

Her eyes roamed around. Until she noticed a splash of color in the water, contrasting the dark color of the night. She leaned down to pick up a white lily. She wondered where that fresh flower came from.

Ria suddenly brightens up her face, turning around to Grant, feeling a new light in her eyes.

“She’s here, right?” she asked.

Grant suddenly read what she was thinking. “Let’s go. She should be in thi